GPO 1916 museum plan to be shown to Taoiseach

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2007 / April 9

GPO

Proposals to glaze over the hidden courtyards of the GPO in Dublin and open them to the public as part of a plan to create a museum for the centenary of the 1916 Rising will be presented to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern shortly, The Irish Times has learned. However, it is understood that the principal function of the building as a post office will be retained under the plan. It had previously been suggested that the GPO, which dates from 1814, might be converted into a museum to commemorate the Rising. Last April, following the first military parade since 1972 to mark the 90th anniversary of 1916, Mr Ahern told the Dáil that no decision had been made on whether the GPO should be closed as a post office and transformed into some type of museum. There were many creative people who could bring forward ideas, he said. And since then, an informal think-tank had been considering the architectural possibilities of the building, including the proposal to erect glass roofs over its two courtyards.

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